Spinach like other dark greens is an excellent source of beta-carotene, a powerful disease-fighting antioxidant that has been shown, among other things, to reduce the risk of developing cataracts. It fights heart disease and cancer as well. As a dark, leafy green, spinach possesses several important phytochemicals, including lutein, which helps prevent age-related macular degeneration. Spinach also contains lipoic acid, which helps antioxidant vitamins C and E regenerate. It’s tasty whether you serve it fresh or cooked. Either way, it can be included in dishes without adding hardly any calories.

My daughter started eating spinach after watching “Popeye the Sailor man”~the spinach-eating sailor who would eat spinach, which would instantly restore and amplify his strength to an even greater level.

She eats Spinach in any preparation I make with no complaints.

Athai made ‘Keerai Masiyal’ (Keerai is the tamil word for greens and Masiyal means 'to mash') with most of the Greens she could buy from the street vendors in Chennai. The street vendor’s voice of “Keeraiiii…” sprung her out of the house and she raced through the gate, not to miss him. She made different varieties of Greens twice a week. I have followed her recipe to make “Spinach Masiyal.”

Athai used the claypot to cook the Keerai and mashed the keerai with a round Wooden spoon called the Matthu.

When Indira mentioned she got the claypot at a local grocery shop called Apna Bazar, I bought one the next day. The taste is totally different when cooked in a claypot.

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